We woke up on this paradise island, in the Caribbean sea, with the sound of the waves dying on the beach, children running and laughing on their way to school, a sweet bird melody and some proud roosters. No cars or any motor vehicles and no electricity on the entire island from 6am to 1pm. It was so quiet and peaceful!
I combined 2 days because even though, for us, they were remarkably refreshing and unforgettable, you have to live it to love it like we did. Without the 360° panorama, the context and the magic that happens when you are there, it just sounds any other carribean beach...
We had good breakfasts at our guesthouse. Oh, by the way, on the island, they make the best coconut bread I ever had… ok, I must admit that it's the first time I have it but it's damn good!!!
We basically spent the 2 days exploring the island, enjoying the beaches and the clear water, having good food, hanging out in hammocks and making new friends.
It is so incredibly wonderful to walk on narrow sidewalks and not see actual roads!
In fact, even these narrow paved paths were not the norm because I would say that more than half of the "paths" on the island were just soil, tapped by people over the time.
And even on this miniature island, with no indication of course, and with locals making their way the way they want, it was easy to get lost.
And all of the sudden, right in front of us, we would see a perfect turquoise ocean with a white sand beach and almost no signs of human life.
And we would keep walking and find another beach and another one. And I think that the most crowded beach we saw in 2 days had no more than 10 people. We even spent a couple of hours, just Steve and I, to a more secluded beach, apparently called The Lost Beach. We had a really good time!!! In fact, we also had 3 friends who followed us everywhere, stayed with us at the beach the entire time and came back with us. But when they left us, we all agreed that what happened at The Lost Beach must stay at The Lost Beach...
The first night, we went to the very first restaurant that was opened for tourists by an islander years ago and had the best lobster tails ever.
The second night, we had an amazingly good filet mignon with a dijon and mushroom sauce. Steve was not touching the ground anymore! Beef is not very popular here and usually, when they have some on the menu, you have to chew on it for a few minutes before you can actually eat it. But this time, it was a moist, perfectly cooked, tasty filet mignon and Steve, whose not a big fan of mashed potatoes, even enjoyed having something more comforting for him than rice and beans. Our palates were having a big party!
After these 2 days in paradise, we knew we would never want to leave. In fact, we spoke with a few other tourists and almost everyone single person had decided to extend their stay on the island. We still had 2 nights there but unfortunately, we couldn't stay longer because we have our flight to catch to come back to Canada on Saturday. And since the boat to Big Corn Island and the flight to Managua are very dependent on the weather, we cannot take the chance to come back too late.
But for now, let's just think of the present moment...
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